Garann is a JavaScript developer, author, and speaker. She began building websites back in the 90s, and used to be in charge of volunteers for a whole GeoCities neighborhood. After working as a .NET and Java developer, she began doing front-end development full-time in 2008, and started dabbling in Node.js way back around its 0.2.x release. She also organizes the Austin All-Girl Hack Night, is remodeling a house, and loves tomatoes.

Ashley is a software engineer at a startup in Austin where she does full stack development with a specialization in front-end. As a testament to her love of teaching, Ashley presented the introductory and data structures recitations for the duration of her college career. She's excited to participate in the organization as a local chapter leader and grateful for the opportunity to meet so many wonderful women as a GDI instructor.